An eight-week pulsed electromagnetic field improves physical functional performance and ankle-brachial index in men with Fontaine stage II peripheral artery disease

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Variables		Experimental group (n= 15)	Control group (n= 15)	Experimental vs. control group p-value^a
Baseline characteristics
Age (years)		56.4 ± 5.55	55.46 ± 5.15	0.636
Body weight (kg)		76.88 ± 5.10	80.33 ± 5.09	0.074
BMI (kg/m²)		25.69 ± 1.98	26.91 ± 1.88	0.096
Outcome measures
Peak walk distance (meters)	baseline	265.2 ± 38.5	260.9 ± 33.7	0.749
	post	432.9 ± 45.2	299.4 ± 34.1	<0.001^*
	p-value^b	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Pain-free walk distance (meters)	baseline	162.9 ± 44.9	158.8 ± 34.5	0.783
	post	244.4 ± 45.2	164.3 ± 33.5	<0.001^*
	p-value^b	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Peak walk time (minutes)	baseline	8.54 ± 0.97	8.59 ± 0.89	0.876
	post	15.04 ± 1.03	10.06 ± 0.81	<0.001^*
	p-value^b	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Pain-free walk time (minutes)	baseline	4.87 ± 1.12	5.17 ± 0.95	0.428
	post	7.48 ± 0.94	5.53 ± 0.94	<0.001^*
	p-value^b	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Overall ABI	baseline	0.70 ± 0.06	0.71 ± 0.04	0.740
	post	0.77 ± 0.06	0.72 ± 0.04	0.012
	p-value^b	<0.001^*	0.029